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knock about
andar vagando

Dicionário de Espanhol Oxford

I. knock about VERBO [americ nɑk -, Brit nɒk -], knock around VERBO coloq (v + o + adv)

1. knock about (beat):

knock about
pegarle a
her husband used to knock her about
su marido la maltrataba or le pegaba
he got knocked about in his cell
le daban palizas en la celda

2. knock about (batter):

knock about furniture
maltratar

II. knock about VERBO [americ nɑk -, Brit nɒk -], knock around VERBO coloq (v + adv, v + prep + o)

1. knock about (be present):

I used to knock around with him a lot
antes andaba or salía mucho con él
he spends his time knocking about the bars
se pasa el día deambulando por los bares

2. knock about (travel):

knock about
viajar
she spent two years knocking around South America
pasó dos años viajando or dando vueltas por Sudamérica
Dicionário de Espanhol Oxford
hacer arar a alg. CSur coloq (en una pelea)
to knock sb about Brit coloq
bolear
to knock a ball about
Dicionário de Espanhol Oxford

I. about [americ əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about
más o menos
about
aproximadamente
he's about my age
tiene más o menos mi edad
she must be about 60
debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años
she must be about 60
debe (de) andar por los 60 coloq
at about six o'clock
alrededor de or a eso de las seis
at about six o'clock
sobre las seis Esp
there were about 12 of us
éramos unos 12
there were about 12 of us
éramos como 12
they should be arriving about now
deben (de) estar a punto de llegar
in about three hours
en unas tres horas
about a month ago
hace cosa de un mes
about a month ago
hará un mes
the soup must be about ready by now
la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy
about time too!
¡ya era hora!

2. about:

to be about to + infin I'm sorry, you were about to say something
perdón, ibas a decir algo
we were just about to start eating
estábamos a punto de empezar a comer
we were just about to start eating
justo estábamos por empezar a comer lat-amer
I'm not about to mention it to her
no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo

3.1. about (from one place to another):

the dog followed him about
el perro lo seguía a todas partes
she travels about a lot
viaja mucho
he knows his way about
conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc.)
she's very old and can't get about very easily
es muy mayor y le cuesta desplazarse

3.2. about (in various directions):

he was waving a knife about
blandía un cuchillo
she rummaged about in her bag
revolvió en el bolso
he glanced about nervously
miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4.1. about (in the vicinity, in circulation) esp Brit :

is Teresa about?
¿Teresa anda por aquí?
there's not much traffic about today
hoy no hay mucho tráfico
she's about somewhere, she's somewhere about
anda por aquí
I'm not usually about that early
no suelo estar allí/aquí tan temprano
there's a lot of flu about
hay mucha gente con gripe
he's very mean — there's a lot of it about
es muy tacaño — eso es algo que abunda

4.2. about (on all sides):

about esp Brit lit
por todas partes

II. about [americ əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

1.1. about (concerning):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about Greece
un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia
what's the play about?
¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you — what about?
quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?
she said nothing about that
no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso
about tonight: are you coming?
(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what was all that shouting about?
¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming?
¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
and Helen? — what about Helen?
¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?
that's what it's all about
de eso se trata
politics is all about persuading people
en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente
I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?
no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won — how about that!
ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!
what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about
espero que sepas lo que haces
I don't understand what he's about
no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

1.2. about (pertaining to):

there's something about him that I don't like
tiene algo que no me acaba de gustar
what's so unusual about that?
¿qué tiene eso de raro?
the place has a certain charm about it
el lugar tiene cierto encanto

2. about (engaged in):

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?
¿me traes el libro de paso?
while you're about it, could you fetch my book?
ya que estás ¿me traes el libro?
why did you take so long about it?
¿por qué tardaste tanto (en hacerlo)?
why did you take so long about it?
¿por qué demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)? lat-amer

3.1. about (in, on, through) esp Brit :

they were playing about the house
estaban jugando en la casa
he wandered about the empty streets
recorrió las calles vacías

3.2. about (encircling):

about lit
alrededor de

3.3. about (on one's person) Brit:

do you have a pencil about you?
¿tienes un lápiz?

I. knock [americ nɑk, Brit nɒk] SUBST

1. knock:

knock (sound)
golpe m
knock (in engine)
golpeteo m
knock (in engine)
cascabeleo m lat-amer
I heard a knock at the door
oí que llamaron a la puerta
I heard a knock at the door
oí que tocaron a la puerta lat-amer
he gave a couple of knocks before entering
llamó (a la puerta) un par de veces antes de entrar
he gave a couple of knocks before entering
tocó (a la puerta) un par de veces antes de entrar lat-amer
give me a knock when you're ready
da un golpe en la puerta cuando estés listo

2. knock (blow):

knock
golpe m
I got a knock on the head
me di un golpe en la cabeza

3.1. knock coloq (setback):

knock
golpe m
he has taken a lot of knocks in his time
le han dado or ha recibido muchos golpes en la vida
the company has taken some bad knocks recently
la compañía ha tenido serios reveses últimamente
the school of hard knocks
la escuela de la vida

3.2. knock coloq (criticism):

knock
crítica f
knock
palo m coloq
she's taken a lot of knocks from the critics
los críticos la han vapuleado mucho
she's taken a lot of knocks from the critics
los críticos le han dado muchos palos coloq

II. knock [americ nɑk, Brit nɒk] VERBO trans

1. knock (strike, push):

to knock one's head/knee on/against sth
darse (un golpe) en la cabeza/rodilla con/contra algo
she knocked my elbow
me dio (un golpe) en el codo
to knock a nail into the wall/a peg into the ground
clavar un clavo en la pared/una estaca en la tierra
knock the nail in a bit further
clava or mete el clavo un poco más
she knocked the vase off the shelf
tiró el jarrón de la repisa
to knock sb to the ground
tirar a alguien al suelo
to knock sb to the ground
tumbar a alguien
he was knocked to the ground by the blast/blow
la explosión/el golpe lo tiró al suelo or lo tumbó
to knock the bottom out of a box
desfondar una caja
she knocked the glass out of his hand
le hizo caer el vaso de la mano
to knock holes in sth
agujerear algo
to knock holes in sth
hacer agujeros en algo
they knocked a large hole in the wall
hicieron un gran boquete en la pared
the two rooms were knocked into one
tiraron la pared (abajo) para unir las dos habitaciones
the blow knocked her unconscious
el golpe la dejó inconsciente
to knock sb dead coloq
dejar boquiabierto a alguien
his performance knocked them dead
su actuación los dejó boquiabiertos
to knock sb sideways coloq
dejar a alguien de una pieza
I was knocked sideways
me quedé de una pieza

2. knock (criticize):

knock coloq
criticar
knock coloq
hablar mal de

III. knock [americ nɑk, Brit nɒk] VERBO intr

1. knock (on door):

knock
llamar
knock
golpear lat-amer
knock
tocar lat-amer
she went in without knocking
entró sin llamar
she went in without knocking
entró sin golpear or tocar lat-amer
to knock on or at the door
llamar a la puerta
to knock on or at the door
golpear or tocar a la puerta lat-amer

2. knock (collide):

to knock against/into sb/sth
darse or chocar contra alguien/algo
I almost knocked into her
por poco choqué con ella

3. knock engine:

knock
golpetear
knock
cascabelear lat-amer

no Dicionário PONS

I. knock about VERBO intr coloq

knock about
andar vagando
knock about
vagabundear
to knock about in town
andar por la ciudad

II. knock about VERBO trans

knock about person
pegar
knock about ball
golpear
no Dicionário PONS

I. about [əˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about football
un libro sobre fútbol
what is the film about?
¿de qué trata la película?
to talk about cinema
hablar sobre cine
while he is about it Brit coloq
mientras esté haciendo eso

2. about (surrounding):

about
alrededor de
the garden about the house
el jardín alrededor de la casa

3. about (in and through):

about
por
to go about a place
andar por un lugar

4. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him
eso es lo que me gusta de él

5. about Brit (with):

I have no money about me
no llevo dinero encima

Expressões:

how about that!
¡vaya!
what about it? (suggestion)
¿quieres/queréis?
what about it? (so what?)
¿y qué?
what about a drink?
¿qué tal si tomamos algo?

II. about [əˈbaʊt] ADV

1. about (around):

all about
por todas partes
to leave things lying about somewhere
dejar cosas tiradas por un sitio
to be the other way about
ser exactamente al revés
is Paul about?
¿está Paul por ahí?

2. about (approximately):

about
aproximadamente
about my size
más o menos de mi tamaño
round about 5 km
cerca de 5 kilómetros
about here
más o menos aquí
about 5 years ago
hace unos cinco años
about twenty
unos veinte
to be somewhere about
estar por aquí
to have had just about enough of sth
estar harto de algo
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy

3. about (almost):

about
casi
to be (just) about ready
estar casi listo

4. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth
no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

5. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth
estar a punto de hacer algo

I. knock [nɒk, americ nɑ:k] SUBST

1. knock (blow):

knock
golpe m

2. knock (sound):

knock
llamada f
to give a knock at the door
llamar a la puerta

3. knock fig coloq:

knock
crítica f
to take a knock
aguantar un revés

II. knock [nɒk, americ nɑ:k] VERBO intr

1. knock (hit):

knock
golpear
to knock on the window/at the door
llamar a la ventana/puerta

2. knock TÉC:

knock engine, pipes
martillear

III. knock [nɒk, americ nɑ:k] VERBO trans

1. knock (hit):

knock
golpear
to knock sb
dar un golpe a alguien
to knock a hole into the wall
abrir un agujero en la pared
to knock the bottom out of sth a. fig
desfondar algo

2. knock coloq (criticize):

knock
criticar
no Dicionário PONS

knock about VERBO intr, trans

knock about PHRVB knock around

I. knock around VERBO intr coloq

knock around
andar vagando
knock around
vagabundear
to knock around in town
rular por la ciudad

II. knock around VERBO trans

knock around person
pegar
knock around ball
golpear
no Dicionário PONS

I. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about football
un libro sobre fútbol
what is the film about?
¿de qué trata la película?

2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him
eso es lo que me gusta de él

3. about (surrounding):

about
alrededor de
the garden about the house
el jardín alrededor de la casa

4. about (in and through):

about
por
to go about a place
andar por un lugar

Expressões:

how about that!
¡vaya!
how about a drink?
¿qué tal si tomamos algo?
what about it? (suggestion)
¿quieres/queréis?
what about it? (so what?)
¿y qué?

II. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ADV

1. about (approximately):

about
aproximadamente
about my size
más o menos de mi tamaño
about 5 lbs.
cerca de 5 libras
about here
más o menos aquí
about 5 years ago
hace unos cinco años
about twenty
unos veinte
to have had just about enough of sth
estar harto de algo
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy

2. about (almost):

about
casi
to be (just) about ready
estar casi listo

3. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth
estar a punto de hacer algo

4. about (around):

all about
por todas partes
to be somewhere about
estar por aquí
is Paul about?
¿está Paul por ahí?

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth
no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

I. knock [nak] SUBST

1. knock (blow):

knock
golpe m

2. knock (sound):

knock
llamada f
to give a knock at the door
llamar a la puerta

3. knock fig coloq:

knock
crítica f
to take a knock
aguantar un revés

II. knock [nak] VERBO intr

1. knock (hit):

knock
golpear
to knock on the window/at the door
llamar a la ventana/puerta

2. knock TÉC:

knock engine, pipes
martillear

III. knock [nak] VERBO trans

1. knock (hit):

knock
golpear
to knock sb
dar un golpe a alguien
to knock a hole into the wall
abrir un agujero en la pared
to knock the bottom out of sth a. fig
echar por tierra algo

2. knock coloq (criticize):

knock
criticar
Present
Iknock about
youknock about
he/she/itknocks about
weknock about
youknock about
theyknock about
Past
Iknocked about
youknocked about
he/she/itknocked about
weknocked about
youknocked about
theyknocked about
Present Perfect
Ihaveknocked about
youhaveknocked about
he/she/ithasknocked about
wehaveknocked about
youhaveknocked about
theyhaveknocked about
Past Perfect
Ihadknocked about
youhadknocked about
he/she/ithadknocked about
wehadknocked about
youhadknocked about
theyhadknocked about
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There's virtually nothing to knock about his game, not the opponents, not the clutch situations, and you certainly can't blame a guy for having a great group of blockers.
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The knock about my game was my feet weren't fast.
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He said the latest forecast cut would knock about $400 million from farmers' incomes this season.
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Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and other atoms knock about in nebulas, sometimes freely and sometimes bound up with ice and dust.
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Amazon doesn't seem to be offering its ad-supported editions -- which knock about $40 off the price -- north of the border.
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